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  • No excuses: Why all staff need AML training

    Western banks have been implicated in laundering billions of dollars from Russian criminals and oligarchs, a new investigation from The Guardian has shown. While the true figure could be as much as $80bn, commercial banks including HSBC, the Royal Bank of Scotland, Lloyds, Citibank and Bank of America have processed at least $800m from a vast Russian money-laundering operation.

    Thursday, 23 March 2017
  • New VinciWorks Course “Data Protection: Privacy at Work” Helps Firms Avoid Serious Data Breaches

    VinciWorks, a leading provider of online compliance courses for international business, has launched a brand new, fully customisable data protection course designed to help companies avoid serious data breaches and fines from the ICO.

    Thursday, 16 March 2017
  • VinciWorks to host Continuing Competence webinar with the SRA on 22nd March

    Following a successful webinar in February, SRA Senior Policy Executive Richard Williams will join VinciWorks’ Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin on 22nd March at 12pm for another meeting. They will discuss the first five months of the SRA’s new approach to continuing competence and take participant questions. The webinar will focus on the challenges firms have faced in implementing the new regime and provide advice on effecting culture change regarding learning. We will also discuss the phrase “reflection”, what it means and when to do it.

    Thursday, 9 March 2017
  • VinciWorks hosts second continuing competence user group

    Over 22 leading firms joined Director of Best Practice Gary Yantin and SRA Policy Executive, Richard Williams for the second continuing competence user group. This candid conversation between the firms and the regulator focussed on how firms are implementing continuing competence since the changes to CPD in November, and to share best practice.

    Tuesday, 7 March 2017

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The importance of benchmarking reports – and lessons on profitability

Regional firms reported the largest revenue growth this year (12%), outpacing their City counterparts. Yet many are not converting that growth into profitability.


Fixed recoverable costs: Sacrificing justice for predictability?

The extended fixed recoverable costs regime is failing to achieve its stated objectives. Instead of promoting fairness and efficiency, the rules are creating anomalies that undermine justice.


Expectations keep rising, so prioritise client experience

Law firms are facing growing pressure to place greater focus on client experience or risk falling behind in an increasingly competitive legal market.